Five weeks instead of six??

[Greg Needel]

I would be fine with 5 weeks, Bring it on! I look at it as more of a challenge and it would it makes people push themselves even more.


I suspect that the change would not be as drastic as people think. It would just be a call to work more efficiently. Seriously folks I would bet that most teams have at least 3-4 "wasted" meetings where nothing gets done. Give us 5 weeks and we don't have that luxury. I fully support the change, bring it on!

The 40lb allowance makes this even easier as you can keep working on 1/3 of your robot until the event.

[Tetraman]

I think a 5 week period would be a challenge for sure and I would think it would be a fun challenge given the game we have to build for is easy and simple enough to counteract the one less week.

But the game is never easy, never simple...and I'm quite sure in retrospect it wouldn't be fun.

What would be fun is giving us an extra week and ask to build two robots.

[Elgin Clock]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

I suspect that the change would not be as drastic as people think. It would just be a call to work more efficiently. Seriously folks I would bet that most teams have at least 3-4 "wasted" meetings where nothing gets done. Give us 5 weeks and we don't have that luxury. I fully support the change, bring it on!

Snow days would suck even more.
I recall previous years where we've missed at least a week or more of meetings around the middle of build without access to the shop (really busy would-be productive times).

I can't imagine having that happen & be cut from 6 weeks (current time) to 5 in past years because of that, and now to 4 if that were to happen during a 5-week schedule.

[GeorgeTheEng]

I'll admit that I heard this rumor as well. The source explained it was due to kickoff being delayed AND some week regionals having dates already contracted. Since then I've heard from the same source that the shorter schedule is no longer going to happen.

I agree with those here that have already stated, wait for the official calendar. No use worrying about it until then.

[JaneYoung]

I've determined that the only thing rumors are good for is putting your knickers in a twist.

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

I've determined that the only thing rumors are good for is putting your knickers in a twist.

But it IS funny.

[Pjohn1959]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

But it IS funny.

Besides, what else is there to do???

We only have about elevendy-billion weeks before kick off...

[JaneYoung]

Originally Posted by Andrew Schreiber

But it IS funny.

What's funny?

(not being sarcastic)

[Andrew Schreiber]

Originally Posted by JaneYoung

What's funny?

(not being sarcastic)

Watching people think they are true and get all worked up. Just like watching the game hint threads.

And in my defense Jane, I do NOT turn into an Eeyore! I am naturally that way. (Im assuming you meant that one way, if I am WAY off target here disregard the above comment)

[Akash Rastogi]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

I would be fine with 5 weeks, Bring it on! I look at it as more of a challenge and it would it makes people push themselves even more.

Yup, exactly what I said before.

What ever happened the pushing the limits folks? If it is a true rumor, I'd love for it to be true. Bring it.

[Cory]

Originally Posted by Greg Needel

I suspect that the change would not be as drastic as people think. It would just be a call to work more efficiently. Seriously folks I would bet that most teams have at least 3-4 "wasted" meetings where nothing gets done. Give us 5 weeks and we don't have that luxury. I fully support the change, bring it on!

The 40lb allowance makes this even easier as you can keep working on 1/3 of your robot until the event.

I averaged 85 hours a week during the first 6 weeks. I wouldn't want to push that to 102 hours a week for 5 weeks.

[David Brinza]

Originally Posted by Cory

I averaged 85 hours a week during the first 6 weeks. I wouldn't want to push that to 102 hours a week for 5 weeks.

Isn't working 85 hours/week only half-time labor?

[Robert Cawthon]

Originally Posted by David Brinza

Isn't working 85 hours/week only half-time labor?

Not when you have a full time job on the side. Of course, the family would probably complain if one spent much more than the 85 hours a week at robotics (although my wife is very understanding and has done some robotics volunteering herself) and I can understand that. They feel left out.

I would hate if the build season became any shorter. My team is unorganized as it is, we have not finished a robot before ship since at least 2005, maybe earlier. Any shorter of a build period would pretty much destroy our chances.

I know of course the easy solution is to organize my team more, but that's a far more difficult task than one would think and I have yet to do.

[Roger]

Of course, if we tell the manufacturing group that it's only five weeks, the programmers get a whole week to work on the robot!